Sand-band



UNITEDA STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY W. RUSSELL AND STEPHEN VAN RIPER, OF DOWAGIAG, MICHIGAN.

SAND-BAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 549,025, dated October 29, 1 895.

Application filed October 30, 1894 Serial No. 527,437. (No model.)

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Be it known that we,'HARRY W. RUSSELL and STEPHEN VAN RIPER, of Dowagiac, in the county of Cass and State of Michigan, have invented a new and Improved Sand-Band, of which the following is a full,'clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to the hubs of vehicles; and its object is to provide a new and improved sand-band which is simple and durable in construction and arranged for conveniently attaching it to the axle.

The invention consists, principally, of a sand-bandin the form'of a disk made in sections, of which one is adapted to straddle an axle and the other is slidable longitudinally of the first-named section and serves to fasi ten the disk in place on the axle.

The invention consists also of certain parts and details and combinations of the same, as will be hereinafter fully described, and then pointed out in the claim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both views.

Figure l is a sectional side elevation of the improvement as applied, the section being taken on the line l l of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a cross-section of the same on the line 2 2 of Fig. l.

The square axle A is provided with the usual spindle A', formed at its inner end with a collar A2 and fitted into the box B, secured in the hub C, having a band D, forminga recess on the inner end of the hub for the entrance of the sand-band E. The latter is secured on the square end of the axle A, next to the collar A2, and is formed in sections, of which the section E is ring-shaped and provided with an annular flange E2, adapted to abut against the inner end of the Wooden portion ot' the hub, as indicated in Fig. 1, to render the axle dustproof. When the axle is Worn, the flange E2 prevents friction by having more clearance for oil to run out to avoid gumming of the contacting parts.

The ring-section E is formed with a thread screwing onto a section E2, formed with a rocess E4 to permit of straddling the top and sides of the square end of the axle A, as plainly indicated in Fig. 2, the open end of the sectionlilEl forming a longitudinal guideway adapted to be engaged by a wedge E5, resting against the under side of the axle and engaging the sides of the section E3, as well as part of the inner surface of the section E. Now it will be seen'` that the ring-section E can be readily passed over the spindle A and the collar A2, as the interior diameter of the said section is somewhat more than the diameter of the collar A2.

The straddling section E3 is tted onto the axle A, and then the ring-section E is screwed on it, after which the wedge E5 is driven into position, so as to fasten the several sections securely to the axle A.

Thus it will be seen that the sand-band is madein sections, of which one serves to clamp the other in position on the axle, at the same time permitting of conveniently tting the several parts onto the square end of the axle A after the spindle A and collar A2 are iinished. It will also be observed that the clamping-section is capable of a longitudinal sliding movement on the axle relatively to the other section and is put in position by sliding it longitudinally into the corresponding recess of the other section.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- A sand band, comprising a rin gshaped section, a straddling section on which screws the ring-shaped section, and a wedge engaging the said straddling section, the axle and the ring-shaped section, to fasten the several parts in position on the axle, substantially as shown and described.

i HARRY W. RUSSELL.

STEPHEN VAN RIPER. Witnesses:

W. C. EDWARDS, T. J. EDWARDS. 

